Upland police: Woman escapes kidnapper

UPLAND - A woman escaped from an alleged kidnapper who wielded a knife and demanded she withdraw money from a bank for him, police reported Saturday.

The woman called police shortly after 11 p.m. Friday.

The victim, whose name was not released, told police she was kidnapped when she returned to her car, which was parked in the 1100 block of East Foothill Boulevard. A man was hiding in the back seat of her car and told her that he was armed with a gun and also showed a knife.

The kidnapper then demanded the woman drive to multiple locations, withdraw money from a bank and ultimately insisted she drive to a business in Upland where he told her to buy an iPhone, according to police. The kidnapper escaped in the victim's car after she stepped out the vehicle.

The victim was not harmed and police found her abandoned car in Fontana.

Anyone with information is asked to call Upland Police at 909-946-7624